System of water toys which may be assembled in play groupings

Abstract

A child's water toy comprises a pool which has inflatable (with either air or water) sides with a floor extending between them. One or a number of applique accessories may be heat sealed to the bottom or the sides of the pool. Exemplary of these applique accessories are slides, floating animal figurines, and the like. Bobbing accessories are counter balanced accessories which may either float upright to be a playmate for the child or bob over to become a float on which the child may ride. The bobbing toy may have articulated joints which make it appear to change its shape depending upon whether it is standing upright or lying down. Still other accessories are scenery in the nature of trees, islands, vines, or the like, which may shower or drip water. These accessories may be assembled in different ways to provide play groupings.

The claimed invention is: 
     
       1. A water toy comprising a pool having sides and a floor, at least the floor being made of a material which is heat weldable, a selection of accessories forming a play grouping within said pool, said accessories comprising at least two different inflatable figurines also made of a material which is heat weldable, at least one of said figurines being an applique accessory heat welded to a floor of said pool, and means comprising at least one of said accessories for showering at least a portion of said pool with water to simulate a rain or a dripping condition following a rain. 
     
     
       2. The toy of claim 1 wherein said accessory includes at least one item taken from a group including applique, bobbing, and scenic accessories. 
     
     
       3. The toy of claim 1 wherein said accessory includes an inflatable floating toy having dependent therefrom an inflatable compartment that is secured to a bottom of said pool, said compartment being inflatable separately from said toy, whereby said compartment may or may not be inflated to substantially any level independently from any inflation of said floating toy. 
     
     
       4. The toy of claim 3 wherein said floating toy is an air mattress in the form of a figurine which is of interest to a child. 
     
     
       5. The toy of claim 3 wherein said floating toy is an inflatable ride-on in the form of a figurine which is of interest to a child. 
     
     
       6. The toy of claim 1 wherein one of said selected accessories is a bobbing toy comprising a weighted bottom section, an inflated middle section, and an inflated end section, said bottom section, middle section, and end section being connected to each other to form articulated sections for enabling said toy to stand-upright on said weighted bottom or to fold over with at least one of said middle and end sections floating on a surface of water in a pool of water. 
     
     
       7. The toy of claim 5 and at least one applique accessory bonded to a floor of said pool, said applique accessory comprising a floating toy with an inflatable compartment dependent therefrom, one side of said inflatable compartment opposite said floating toy being a part of said applique accessory that is bonded to said floor of said pool. 
     
     
       8. The toy of claim 1 wherein said applique accessory comprises an inflatable slide which has a bottom side which is wider than its top side and which has two hand holds located on said top side of said inflatable slide. 
     
     
       9. The toy of one of the claims 7 or 8 wherein said at least one of said accessories is a simulated tree or vine comprising an inverted U-shaped pipe member with a sheet fitted over and supported by the pipe to provide simulated leaves extending over a top of said U-shape, and a plurality of holes in said pipe member for dripping water onto said sheet with said simulated leaves. 
     
     
       10. The toy of one of the claims 7 or 8 wherein said at least one of said accessories is a simulated palm tree comprising at least an inflated trunk and simulated hanging leaves near the top of said trunk, and means extending through at least part of said trunk for dripping water on said leaves, and an inflated accessory which has dimensions that may be friction fit onto the trunk of said tree for providing buoyancy to said tree. 
     
     
       11. The toy of claim 1 wherein said one of said accessories is a simulated palm tree comprising an inflated trunk and limbs, simulated leaves hanging from said limbs, and means comprising a hose extending through at least said trunk to shower head means for dripping water on said leaves.